What color is #27040E?

#27040E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27040E?

The RGB value is 39, 4, 14: 39 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27040E?

The complementary color is #04271D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27040E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27040E color

#27040E rgb(39, 4, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #27040E is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 1.6% green and 5.5% blue (39, 4, 14).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 81% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 64% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Belladonna (#220011), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.92:1).

#27040E color codes

HEX	`#27040E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 4, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 1.6%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 81%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 90%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 64%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.97, 17.68, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.97, 17.77, 5.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.959, 0.55, 0.471)`
Decimal	`2556942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27040E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #27040E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27040E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #27040E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27040e; }
.text { color: #27040e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27040e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 4 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27040e, #270b04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #27040E?: #27040E is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Belladonna. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27040E?: The RGB value is 39, 4, 14: 39 red, 4 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27040E?: The complementary color is #04271D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27040E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.